Char-Lan District High School
MARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER
Principal: Trevor Wheeler
Vice-Principal: Jennifer MacLachlan
For more information, please visit our website at: http:ucdsb.on.ca/school/cda/Pages/default.aspx
Character Education
The Character Education Committee nominates
2 students (1 male and 1 female) from each
grade 7-12 who are recognized for the
character trait of the month. The students will
be honoured with a picture and a certificate
and monthly candidates will be showcased on
the bulletin board across from the office. A
nomination ballot box is available in the office
for students and staff to submit their
nominations. Character Education is
embedded in the curriculum that we teach and
the actions we perform at Char-Lan.
Whenever possible, staff make a point to
connect their instruction and their efforts with
students to the character education values and
credo.
After School Club
Char-Lan’s After School Club is now open in
the Library Learning Commons. The After
School Club will be open to all grades. The
After School Club will operate in the mornings
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 8:30-9:10 am. The club
will be open after school on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
from 3:30-4:10 pm. The space is available
for those students who would like to complete
their work in a quiet environment or for those
students who need some assistance or
supervision in order to complete their work.
This is a great opportunity to catch up on
homework or to receive some extra help. Staff
are on hand and eager to assist students.
Character Always - Respect
Listed below are students who are being
recognized for demonstrating the virtue caring
for the month of February.
Name
Grade
Tessah Lafave
7
Cody Chambre
7
Melanie Dixon
8
John Giroux
8
Micha Regnier
9
Grant Craig
9
Emilie Distefano
10
Jonathan Latreille
10
Kate Moffatt
11
Thomas Small
11
Blake O’Connor
12
Kylie Alford
12
Shayla Seguin, Thomas Small, Zoe Bougie,
Blake O’Connor and Coach Craig Carlisle
Guidance News
Course selections are currently ongoing. If
you would like to help your son or daughter
with this process please visit
www.myblueprint.ca .
Students interested in scholarships should
check out www.studentawards.com and
www.scholarshipscanada.com . They should
also check out their university or college
website to see what
money is available to
apply to through
them. Guidance staff
and administration
are currently
meeting with every grade ten student (and
parents) individually to discuss course
selections for grade eleven, career pathways in
senior high school, program options available
at Char-Lan and post-secondary
pathways. This is an excellent opportunity for
school staff, parents and students to plan and
discuss individual student success.
Drama
The Char-Lan Drama Club has spent the last 4
months preparing for the upcoming Sears
Drama Festival competition March 21-23rd.
The students have selected Ian McWethy's
lighthearted comedic play: High School
Reunion as their entry. Char-Lan's: Jade
Verkruisen, Victoria Smodis-McCune, Audrey
Smodis-McCune, Nathan
Mader and Cody Harris
play the five "frenemies"
who spend a fateful night
together at their senior
prom, only to reunite at
their 10th, 25th, and 65th
high school reunions. A
special thanks to our
support team: Kate Schwartz -Stage manager,
Nick Everett - makeup and props , Leif LangTechnical lighting, effects and sound and,
Musical composition- Sheehan Danaher, Nick
Danaher, and Blake MacDonald. Best of luck at
the competition!
Student Council Report
February was a busy month for Student
Council. Many activities such as twin day,
support Team Canada day, Olympic hockey,
and skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa
were held to brighten up the winter days.
Students enjoyed Valentine’s Day with a heart
Scavenger Hunt, and a large word search
puzzle competition. Students had the
opportunity to purchase Valentine candygrams
and flowers for their special someone and
friends. During Carnival Week, Char-Lan clubs
hosted a food day. OSAID sold lollipops,
Student Council sold pizza and drinks, and
Envirothon had a bake sale. Another day the
entire student body was treated to ice cream
sundaes. Finally, all students from grades 812 attended a semi-formal dance with a Mardi
Gras theme. It was held upstairs in the CharLan arena. The hall was beautifully decorated
with Mardi Gras balloons and colours. Each
student was given a
Mardi Gras string of
beads and a choice
of a mask or hat.
Crazy Dave was the
DJ, and he had
special effects. Refreshments were also
served which consisted of juice and a specially
decorated cake. The students had a wonderful
time at this festive occasion.
Lastly, the Carnival was called “Warm Hearts”
as it was dedicated to 2 special people
associated with Char-Lan. The Student Council
held various fundraisers to raise money to fight
cancer. The money is being donated to former
Char-Lan teacher, Stephanie Grady, and Baby
Emma. Last Friday, Student Council hosted a
hockey game fundraiser, and a bus trip to
Ottawa for skating and shopping. This raised a
lot of money for cancer. On Wednesday night,
the final fundraiser will take place. It is a
volleyball tournament after school. To date
over $1,500 has been raised for baby Emma
and Stephanie Grady. As usual Crusaders have
been very generous.
It was a busy, but productive month.
Athletics
Mar. 4th , 20th, & 28th Midget Boys’
Volleyball
Mar. 4th, 20th, & 28th
Midget Girls’ Basketball
Mar. 19th & 25th
Gr. 7/8 Co-Ed Hockey
Mar. 19th - UC Cup 7/8 Girls’ Basketball
S.D. & G. Curling
The SD & G Curling Championships were held
on February 18th at the
Cornwall Curling Center
and both Char-Lan teams
competed in the
championship round.
The girls’ team skipped
by Tosha Burns with Tori
Burns, Kylie Alford and
Morgan Gravelle came
second in the
consolation
round. The mixed
team skipped by
Blake O’Connor
with Zoe Bougie,
Thomas Small
and Shayla
Seguin took gold and represented Char-Lan
and SD & G at EOSSAA in
Brockville on Thursday,
February 27th. On Friday,
February 28th the mixed
curling team won
School Council
Our next School Council Meeting will be held
on Monday, April 14th in Room 11 at Char-Lan.
All parents are welcome to attend.
Charity Hockey Teams – Char-Lan
Boys vs OPP
On Friday, February 28th Char-Lan staff and
students enjoyed a charity hockey game pitting
our men’s Crusaders against OPP Officers and
school staff. Provincial Constable Joel Doiron
and Char-Lan staff organized a charity hockey
game which raised over $200.00 for the
Stephanie
Grady Wellness
Fund. It was a
hard fought
and enjoyable
battle;
nevertheless
our Crusader
students came out on top 7 to 4. Outstanding
goaltending kept the score to a respectable
level. Crusader staff and students would like
to thank JD and all of the OPP and the
Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department for
their involvement in this worthwhile and
spirited game!
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship
Program Skills Competition
On Wednesday February 26th the skills team
from Char-Lan competed at St. Lawrence
College, St. Lawrence secondary school and
the Elegance School of Hairstyling in the
Eastern Ontario skills qualifier for skills Canada.
Our team was made up of eight grade eight
girls competing in a technological challenge.
Erin Sangster in hairstyling, Bailey Berube in
culinary arts and Jade Verkruisen in
Photography represented our school with a
professional attitude. Liam Sweeney and
Tristan Lalonde created technically challenging
products in welding. Carpenters Alex Flaro,
Devin Kennedy, Dylan MacDiarmid, Campbell
Ross, Jimmy Lussier, and Gage Desgroseilliers
built good examples of wood projects. This
year’s most successful effort came from Carl
Binette's bronze medal
in small engine repair.
Carl will advance to
the next level and
represent Eastern
Ontario in Kingston,
April 12th.
Congratulations to all
who competed.
30 Day Challenge to Stop Bullying
Dr. Darcy Santor from the University of Ottawa
will visit Char-Lan DHS on March 21st to
engage students in a "30 Day Challenge to
Stop Bullying". Parents and students can visit
www.myhealthmagazine, an on-line resource,
to access information on young peoples’
health, mental health and development.
To register for the student version, go to
www.myhealthmagazine.net/freetrial , and
register using the Access Code (“UPPER”) for
your school board. Every student in our school
board can register for the magazine.
To register as a parent and receive weekly
email alerts on what is new at the magazine,
go to www.myhealthmagazine.net/freetrial and
select the parent “free trial” version of the
magazine. Talk to your children about
something new in health and mental health
every day.
Preliminary Reports & Parent
Teacher Interviews
Secondary Preliminary Reports will be mailed
home during the week of March 3rd.
Parent/Teacher interviews
will take place on
Thursday, March 20th from
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Attendance, Punctuality and Safe
Arrival
Students must attend school daily in order to
have the best chance at being successful.
Parents or guardians, if your child is
going to be absent from school or late,
please contact the office and advise the
Attendance Secretary by 9:20 a.m. If we
have not heard from a parent or guardian, we
will contact the home of any student who is
not in school when the attendance is taken for
those students in grade 7 & 8. If a student is
going to be absent for more than a day it is
very important to call the school and request
that work be sent home for the student.
OSSLT Preparation
Preparations for the Ontario Secondary School
Literacy Test continue this
month. Students have met
with a literacy team
teacher and reviewed
their mock literacy test
results with them. We are
now in the process of
working with individual
students or small groups
to support their
preparation for the test on March 27th, 2014.
Students and parents can access information,
past literacy tests and resources at
www.eqao.com Please ensure all appointments
have been rescheduled if there is a conflict
with March 27th, and students are in
attendance.
Yearbook
Yearbooks are still available for an excellent
price of $30.00 Order yours online directly
from Jostens at this link: Char-Lan Yearbook
Purchase, or send cash/cheque of 30$ to the
school. Make cheques out to Char-Lan
District High School.
Scholarships and Bursaries
Students who plan to graduate this June
should start to regularly check the bulletin
board across from Guidance for information
regarding scholarships and bursaries. This
information will be posted and updated from
now until the end of the school year.
Specialist High School Major
Our secondary students enrolled in the SHSM
program will be taking part in 2 full days of
first aid training. The first session will be held
on Wednesday, March 19th and the second on
Wednesday, March 26th.
Sun
.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
3
4
5
Secondary
Preliminary
Reports Sent
Home this week
Midget Boys’
Basketball
Stephanie
Grady Wellness
Volleyball
Fundraiser
3:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Midget Girls’
Volleyball
School Council
Meeting 7:00
p.m.
9
10
11
12
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
6
Sat.
7
8
Professional
Activity Day
13
14
15
22
March Break – March 10th to 14th
16
17
18
St. Patrick’s
Day
19
20
21
Grade 7/8 Coed
Hockey
Parent/Teacher
Interviews
Gr. 9 -12
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Anti –
Bullying Dr.
Santor visits
Grade 7/8
Gr. 7/8 UC Cup
Girls’
Basketball
SHSM First Aid
Training
Sears Drama Fest
March 20-22
Midget Boys’
Basketball
Midget Girls’
Volleyball
23
24
25
26
Gr. 7/8 SHSM First Aid
Co-Ed Training
Hockey
30
31
27
28
Ontario
Secondary
School
Literacy Test
Midget Boys’
Basketball
Midget Girls’
Volleyball
29